Quotes
Retribution and Retrospection
I found it rather amusing that these two sections followed each other in the Book of Thoughts that I post the quotes from. I hope you enjoy these. “Old age seizes upon an ill-spent youth, like a fire upon a rotten house. – It was rotten before and it must have fallen of itself, so […]
A Quote on Age
“Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperment and health. Some men are born old and some never so.” – Tyron Edwards “Let us respect gray hairs, especially our own.” J.P. Senn …and this last one for today is a reminfer to live life to the fullest. “Without fullness of experience, length of days […]
A Quote on Intellect
“There never was a man all intellect; but just in proportion as men become so they become like lofty mountains, all ice and snow the higher they rise above the the warm heart of the earth.” – E. H. Chapin What a thoughtful way to say remain grounded. On the other hand, what does […]
Tonight I Quote From the Monomania Section
“The man with but one idea in his head, is sure to exaggerate that to top-heaviness, and thus he loses his equilibrium. ” – A. Hill I couldn’t let this one go… “All mankind are crazy, said a man in the insane asylum, and I only am sane; but they are the majority, and out-voted […]
Tonight I Quote From the Intelligence Section
“A rat runs himself ragged trying to get out of a trick cage. With one-tenth of the energy he thus squanders an ape will find out how to get out of the same cage. And a man will succeed with one-tenth of the ape’s effort.” – Walter B. Pitkin And the moral of this story is…
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